Brazil's Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn't officially started but it's already breaking records
Brazilโs massive Pantanal wetlands haven't technically entered annual fire season but already the number of blazes reported has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades.
Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing
Authorities say massive floods in Brazilโs southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days and another 103 are reported missing.
Brazil's Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year
At last year's climate talks, then Brazilian President-elect Inacio Lula da Silva was received as a hero with chants of โLula.
Brazil's Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation, make country "global reference" on climate
Brazilโs President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva has unveiled a plan to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a critical step in addressing the countryโs significant carbon emissions from the region.
Brazil's Congress weakens pro-environment ministries in a rejection of Lula
In a rejection of early moves by President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva who took office in January, Brazilโs Congress has stripped powers from the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, both led by women environmentalists.
Oil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil's environmental regulator
Brazilโs environmental regulator has refused to grant a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River, prompting celebration from environmentalists who had warned of its potential impact.
Brazil floods leave cutoff survivors scrambling for supplies
Hundreds of residents of a rain-battered region in Brazilโs Sao Paulo state are scrambling to find water and daily supplies after floods and mudslides cut off their communities and left at least 48 people dead.
Brazil authorities probe Amazon ties to capital attacks
An investigation into anti-democratic protests and a recent attack on Brazil's capital is centering in part on areas along an important highway that goes through the Amazon.
Brazil will be climate leader, says ex-minister Marina Silva
Marina Silva, a former environmental minister, has a message for the U.N. climate summit: Brazil is back when it comes to protecting the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world that is crucial to staving off the worst effects of climate change.